by Wendy Widder | Sep 15, 2013 | Daniel 6, How to read the Bible, The Book of Daniel
“We’ve got some news, good King Darius We fear your position is precarious” These opening lines from the Veggie Tales song set in Daniel 6 are truer than the songwriters may have known. One of the many conundrums in the book of Daniel is the identity...
by Wendy Widder | Aug 14, 2013 | Aramaic, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel
Apparently, I missed a holiday yesterday: International Left-Handers Day! Somehow – I can’t imagine how – this important day was not on my calendar. I certainly would have figured out the, er, left way to celebrate. As it is, I’ll have to...
by Wendy Widder | Jul 8, 2013 | Daniel 6, The Book of Daniel
With Belshazzar off the scene, Daniel’s employer has changed for the third time in the book. We’ve turned the page to a new chapter, and Daniel 6, like the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in chapter 3, is one of the best-known stories in the book: Daniel in...
by Wendy Widder | Jun 24, 2013 | Aramaic, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel
Elementary school teachers learn how to read the indecipherable. It just goes with the territory. By Christmas time, they can fairly accurately sort and grade a batch of papers even if half the class forgot to put their names on the papers. (Though in my class, you...
by Wendy Widder | Jun 1, 2013 | Aramaic, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel
People have asked me on occasion why I like Hebrew (the language of the Old Testament) better than Greek (the language of the New Testament). There’s a variety of ways to answer this question, but today’s answer is that Hebrew is friendly to lefties. If you’ve had the...
by Wendy Widder | Apr 28, 2013 | Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel
I have kept Daniel waiting in the wings too long. The queen has made her speech, Belshazzar has made his, and Daniel has been patiently waiting his turn while I’ve done this, that, and the other for the past couple weeks. Today’s the day. Bring the man on stage and...
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